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| From | glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.compression |
| Subject | Re: Simplest comp/decomp algorithm |
| Date | 2014-04-17 09:02 +0000 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <lio5aa$qao$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <2423aeec-2243-4667-b194-2f27889e0e46@googlegroups.com> |
Toni Homedes i Saun <toni.homedes@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm looking for a very simple compression scheme for an > embedded device. Doesn't need to be specially good. > It will work on text files and about 50% would be more than OK. > The problem is, being an embedded device, I have very little RAM. > Decompressor should need no more than a few hundred bytes. > The fewer the better. How much ROM do you have? Some form of static Huffman would probably do. The more ROM you have, the better you can code it. It would help to know a little about the actual data to say more. For pure English text, you should get close, though maybe not all the way, to 50%. -- glen
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Simplest comp/decomp algorithm Toni Homedes i Saun <toni.homedes@gmail.com> - 2014-04-17 00:09 -0700
Re: Simplest comp/decomp algorithm glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-04-17 09:02 +0000
Re: Simplest comp/decomp algorithm BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-04-17 09:34 -0500
Re: Simplest comp/decomp algorithm Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-17 09:56 -0500
Re: Simplest comp/decomp algorithm BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-04-17 11:01 -0500
Re: Simplest comp/decomp algorithm Jarek Duda <dudaj@interia.pl> - 2014-04-17 13:52 -0700
Re: Simplest comp/decomp algorithm jacko <jackokring@gmail.com> - 2014-04-18 05:33 -0700
Re: Simplest comp/decomp algorithm jacko <jackokring@gmail.com> - 2014-04-18 05:35 -0700
Re: Simplest comp/decomp algorithm jacko <jackokring@gmail.com> - 2014-04-18 05:39 -0700
Re: Simplest comp/decomp algorithm jacko <jackokring@gmail.com> - 2014-04-18 05:51 -0700
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